Living Life Beautifully

Three days in bed sick..... I can almost clock it every year. The first day of the first cool front.  BAM!!!  I'm sick. My body goes into full on flu ish mode. The other thing I do every single year....go outside and work in the garden as soon as I feel a little better.  Stupid....  I know. Tonight my youngest has a band performance for the parents and anyone else who wants to see it before it goes to contest.  PRAYING!!!....that I will feel good and get to go.  I love getting to see the show. My garden is still producing.  I'm not sure why.  I have a bunch of these little stinkbugs invading my cherry tomatoes and green beans.  But they are determined little plants.  I don't just plow up all my plants at the end of summer like so many people do.  I know it's probably best, but I like to learn, so I just go with the flow and study everything.  I was blessed with a handful of tiny perfect cherry tomatoes this morning, alon...

It has finally cooled down....and my allergies are kicking my bootie.  :( All I want to do today is crawl in bed and watch parenthood on Netflix. Oh Please!!!! We went to dinner with three of our 4 boys last night.  Gosh I love my family.  I miss Mr T. We spend the entire time talking and laughing.  Alex even said something really funny and shocked us all.  Some days I miss having them all under one roof.  But we didn't laugh as much then because it felt more like a hormone, drama, soup of teenagers. I love how smart everyone is about what they love.  When they love it they go all out too get all the information they can.  I love that they are so different and yet have so much in common that they spend time with each other.  I've always wanted a close family.  God is good. We had rain the past few days.  So...that means we had the roof leaking all over the house.  Oh the joy of a leaky tin roof.  It's a trade off for how...

I'm sitting here watching out the window as my husband and one of this life long friends are telling stories and laughing as they hook up a trailer.  I love seeing him with his buddies.  I'm so happy that he has them.  I guess most of us have a group of people or even just one person who is kinda like an anchor that is there to make us laugh and knows our story.  It's been a rough weekend.  This heat is getting to me.  Bruce and I went out on the back deck yesterday to feed the neighbors chickens who visit every day.  We were only out there for about 5 minutes or so and by the time we came in, I was short of breath and soaking from sweat.  He was cool as a cucumber.  It took me a while to feel better.  Our youngest was in the parade and at the fair, so we went to see him and I felt horrible by the time I got home.  The heat and humidity makes it hard for me to breathe.  I had to sleep for over and hour and eat half a wa...

I'm sitting here watching out the window as my husband and one of this life long friends are telling stories and laughing as they hook up a trailer.  I love seeing him with his buddies.  I'm so happy that he has them.  I guess most of us have a group of people or even just one person who is kinda like an anchor that is there to make us laugh and knows our story.  It's been a rough weekend.  This heat is getting to me.  Bruce and I went out on the back deck yesterday to feed the neighbors chickens who visit every day.  We were only out there for about 5 minutes or so and by the time we came in, I was short of breath and soaking from sweat.  He was cool as a cucumber.  It took me a while to feel better.  Our youngest was in the parade and at the fair, so we went to see him and I felt horrible by the time I got home.  The heat and humidity makes it hard for me to breathe.  I had to sleep for over and hour and eat half a wate...

Good morning! It's Thursday, a game night, and fair week.  The parade is tomorrow and it's still hot outside. I'm going to melt. I have SO many things I'd like to do today. The house is a mess with things that need to be put away. I have laundry that I'd like to do.  I should pull the couch cover off and wash it since Brink keeps slinking along it so it's probably covered in his hair. I have two large piles of mending that I need to go through.  And three large piles of clothes in my closet that I need to go through. I would also like to sew the doll bodies I have cut out and work on making some cool pieces of clothing out of clothing that is outdated.  Upcycling!!!  Yesterday I went thrift store shopping instead of staying home and doing chores.  I had so much fun. I haven't done that in so long.  I end up spending money and bringing home so much stuff that I don't need.  I bought over $300 worth of clothes for $20 at the hospice thrift s...

Good morning! It's another beautiful morning but a bit warm.  Gosh I can't wait for those cool mornings.  I can almost taste it.  The neighbors chickens have already come by for their treat.  We finally figured out who they belong to.  I think we will eventually get chickens.  I've been on the fence about it for years and I feel like God is showing me that it's kinda nice.  I love the idea of getting fresh eggs and having them eat some of the bugs around here.  I don't like the idea of snakes though. Our garden, although a mess, is still going.  The tomato plants are starting to fill in again and even have some tomatoes starting.  I want to plant more seeds but it's just too hot for me right now. I have some ideas of fall veggies but I'm not sure where I want to put them.  Our beds need some nutrition before I can plant anything.  I've let Greta walk outside today.  He seems so mis...

I slept last night!!!  I can't tell you how wonderful it feels to have slept. I slept some the night before but not as well as last night.  I feel decent.  My head is clear.  It's amazing how different it feels to have had sleep. Good morning.  Actually, it's almost noon. I have my coffee and miss Maggie on my lap. All is good. It's a beautiful Sunday.  Still no cool weather, but beautiful. We don't have church today, so it's a day with a clear slate.  The house is peaceful.  My children are safe and happy. My husband and I have a day to rest and enjoy time together. And... that is how I will start thinking of my day. When I think of how many days in my past were started with a feeling of dread due to depression. Depression that came from feeling less than and not good enough....... I was watching something last night about how the things in our life are meant to create our strengths. It's an interesting way of thinking of it.  Instead of bl...